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Thanks to “One Schenectady” we are embarking on a Change Maker Project at Inner Bliss!

We were invited to submit a proposal that included a “change maker” story.

Here is mine -

May peace prevail.

Once upon a time, Mati moved back to the city of Schenectady after a long time away in the far away suburbs hoping to connect in beloved community. She had long wanted an opportunity to practice sacred activism and felt Schenectady was just the right place to do that. 

Every day she delighted in being back in Schenectady by taking a walk around the city, enjoying the beauty of architecture, diversity of people and buzz of excitement exuding from businesses and community organizations. Yet, every day she would also hear folks arguing and yelling. She wondered what would happen if she began to breathe for them. She softened her body, quieted her mind and sent the breeze of her breath toward their heart space. 

This made her wonder if this was just the type of sacred activism she was searching for, so one day she invited all kinds of people from all kinds of places to meditate in a variety of ways at a variety of locations. 

Because of that, the residents of Schenectady began to come together, in ever widening circles of compassion. This compassion nurtured and grew new systems rich with equity and justice. 

And so, we began to see ourselves in one another- realizing that there was more that connected us than separated us and we began to care for each other and our city with the same peace and compassion that we found within the magic of our very own breath, meditating happily ever after.

Would you like to be one of the heros in this story? I am inviting you in! Email me your vision - matihackett@gmail.com